diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 73a41f07..c83d9d51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -346,6 +346,24 @@
                     <appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.2.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>initialize</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>read-project-properties</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <files>
+                                <file>sonar-project.properties</file>
+                            </files>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>